Applications of Optics and Photonics

Chairs

	Manuel Filipe Costa University of Minho (PT)
	María Teresa Flores-Arias Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
	Orlando Frazão INESC TEC – Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (PT)

Synopsis

The fields of optics and photonics have continuously experienced dramatic technical advances over the past decades. They are now considered as key enabling technologies across many different industries. This topical meeting will focus on applications-centered research in optics/photonics. It will encompass any demonstration and application of evolving optical technologies and instrumentation to address problems in the environmental, medical, energy, safety and security, and manufacturing industrial arenas. Latest advances in optical engineering and its application to real world problems will be welcome.

Topics

Sensors and visual applications
Optometry and ophthalmic optics
Communications and signal processing
Remote sensing and spectroscopy
Optical instrumentation for measurements and monitoring
Optical metrology
Optoelectronics and microwaves
LiDAR & Smart Mobility
Precision manufacturing and other industrial applications